Ink storing device

Abstract

An ink storing device comprises a first storing portion storing a first type of ink therein and a second storing portion having the interior thereof divided into a plurality of spaces and storing a plurality of types of inks therein. The first type of ink is that type of ink which is used more frequently than the rest of the types of inks, for example, black ink.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. In a color recording system, the combination of a plurality of ink storing devices for supplying plural types of ink, wherein one of said storing devices has a first housing provided with a first containing section for containing a first ink type only, at least one of the remaining said storing devices has a second housing provided with a plurality of second containing sections for containing plural ink types different from the first ink type, and the volume of each of said plurality of second containing sections is smaller than that of said first containing section, wherein the ink type to be consumed in the greatest amount by said recording system is preselected as the first ink type, and said plurality of ink storing devices are able to be independently attached to and detached from the recording system. 
     
     
       2. In a color recording system, the combination of two storing devices for supplying four types of ink wherein one of aid two devices has a first case member internally provided with a first containing section for containing a black ink type only, the other of said two devices has a second case member internally provided with second, third and fourth containing sections for containing three types of ink different from said back ink type, and the volume of each of said second, third and fourth containing sections is individually smaller than that of said first containing section, wherein said first case member is the same size as said second case member and said first and second devices are able to be independently attached to and detached from said color recording system.   
     
     
       3. In the combination according to claim 2, wherein said second, third and fourth containing sections for storing ink types of yellow, cyan, and magenta, respectively. 
     
     
       4. An ink jet apparatus capable of mounting at least first and second ink containing members for recording with a plurality of kinds of ink, wherein said first and second ink containing members ar comprised of housings, each housing being substantially the same size,   said first ink containing member includes a first ink containing section having a large ink capacity for containing a first ink to be used most frequently among the plurality of kinds of ink,   said second ink containing member includes a second ink containing section divided into a plurality of spaces, each space for containing independently one of the plurality of kinds of ink different from the first ink, each of said spaces having an ink capacity less than that of said first ink containing section, and   said first and second ink containing members are mountable on and removable from said apparatus.   
     
     
       5. An ink jet apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said first ink containing member contains ink of black color. 
     
     
       6. An ink jet apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said second ink containing member contains ink of yellow, cyan and magenta colors to perform color recording.